Sharing this adorable and colorful spring craft for kids! These sweet beaded colorful butterflies will keep kids busy for hours. Little hands will love to string the beads on the soft chenille stems. Help kids form these beaded rows into pretty butterflies. Read on for all of the details and the step-by-step tutorial for this butterfly craft.
Begin by adding around 40 beads to a chenille stem. This is perfect for little hands and so easy to do. Try a pretty pattern with the pony beads.
After adding around 40 beads, leave about 3/4 in. on each end. Bring one end to the other to form a circle. Twist the chenille stem to keep the beads in the circle.
Using the same chenille twisted pieces, twist across the circle to the other side to form a figure 8. We like to leave the top of the 8 a little larger to form the butterfly wing.
Repeat steps 1 – 3 to form two butterfly wings.
Cut a wooden craft stick to the size you want – we suggest between 2 - 3". Using washi tape, wrap the craft stick from top to bottom.
Add two eyes with a Sharpie® marker. These will make the butterfly body.
Cut a chenille stem in half. Bend the half piece in half. Curl the top of the ends to form the antenna for the butterfly.
Using a hot glue gun, glue the two wings together. To finish, glue the chenille antenna on the back of the butterfly body. Then glue the body in the middle of the wings. These butterflies make such a fun spring kids craft! See how many butterfly color combinations you can make. They make fun planter decor, and can be turned into clips, key chains or magnets.